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Staff at the Pope John XXIII hospital in Bergamo, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, announced there were no more patients with coronavirus in the intensive care unit.

Hard-hit Italian hospital has no more COVID-19 patients in intensive care

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ROME -- Staff at the Pope John XXIII hospital in Bergamo -- once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy -- announced they had no more patients with coronavirus in their intensive care unit.

Salvadoran Gen. Rene Emilio Ponce, right, and his colleagues, Colonels Francisco Elena Fuentes, left, and Inocente Orlando Montano, center, are pictured in a 2000 photo during a news conference denying involvement in the 1989 deaths of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter.

'High command' gave order to kill Salvadoran Jesuits in '89

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MEXICO CITY -- A former Salvadoran army officer has testified that the "high command" gave orders to eliminate Jesuits priests during the country's civil war. He also said the Central American country's president would have known of the crimes to be committed and did not intervene.

A woman removes dry clothes from her home in a poor section of Tripoli, Lebanon, July 1, 2020. Lebanese have seen their national currency lose 80% of its value against the U.S. dollar, a majority currency also used in the country, since nationwide protests erupted in October.

Christian leaders say Lebanon could face famine, economic ruin

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AMMAN, Jordan -- Lebanon's Christian authorities have accused political leaders of plunging the nation into economic ruin and potential famine as the tiny Mediterranean country faces it worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.

A photo is seen near the casket of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, brother of retired Pope Benedict XVI, during his funeral Mass at the cathedral in Regensburg , Germany, July 8, 2020.

Benedict XVI follows his brother's funeral virtually

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REGENSBURG, Germany -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI followed the funeral of his brother, Georg Ratzinger, via live streaming, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.

Father Andrzej Halemba is seen in a 2017 file photo carrying a crucifix during a procession of the Christians in Qaraqosh, Iraq.

New report says Iraqi Christians could face extinction

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Without immediate action from the international community, Christians in northern Iraq could be endangered with extinction, warns a new report from the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need.

A Somali woman sells fruits to a customer standing at a social distancing marker in late April in Mogadishu, Somalia, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corruption in Somalia complicates aid during pandemic

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Corruption in Somalia complicates the battle against the spread of COVID-19 in the Horn of Africa country, a representative of Caritas said.

Father Robert McWilliams, 39, a priest in the Diocese of Cleveland, was being held on $100,000 bond in Cuyahoga County Jail Dec. 6, 2019, a day after he was taken into custody at St. Joseph Parish in Strongsville. The priest is facing charges of possessing child pornography following his arrest at the suburban Cleveland parish. He is pictured in an undated photo.

Cleveland priest faces multiple federal child pornography charges

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CLEVELAND -- A grand jury indicted a Catholic priest on federal charges involving child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.

The Cathedral of St. Augustine in Tucson, Ariz., is seen in this 2017 file photo.

Tucson bishop suspends public worship amid spike in virus cases

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Tucson Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger announced July 1 that state health officials have "strongly recommended" the suspension of public worship and that he agrees the recommendation is a wise course of action.

Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif., is seen in this 2019 file photo.

Soto: 'Strenuous labor' of ending racism shouldn't be 'toppled' by looting

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant "to draw attention to the sorrowful, angry memories over California's past," but "this act of vandalism does little to build the future," Bishop Jaime Soto said July 5.

Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, left, is joined by actor Gerard Butler, right, with some of the children Mary’s Meals supports through its program to alleviate poverty in 19 nations around the world.

Actor’s aid helps spread love everywhere

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When Hollywood actor Gerard Butler struck a friendship with Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow after presenting him with a CNN Heroes award back in 2010, creating a documentary together wasn’t on the radar for either of them.

A pro-life advocate from Iowa holds a sign during the 2017 March for Life in Washington.

Judge blocks law requiring 24-hour waiting period before getting abortion

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DAVENPORT, Iowa -- A Johnson County district court judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of the state's new law requiring women to wait 24 hours before having an abortion, the Iowa Catholic Conference reported July 1.

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